Tobacco use in Jamaica
11.5% of adults in Jamaica used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Jamaica, 2024
11.5%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
124th of 166
Tobacco use in Jamaica over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.5% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 11.7% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 18.8%, the figure has changed by −7.3 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Jamaica has the 124th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Life expectancy at birth
71.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.7 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.74 litres
2024 · WHO